My Car is Pearl Black, I was thinking (and before any of you say its gonna look like shit, I am a painter) about painting my stock 06 wheels either a charchoal grey or a bronze or maybe goldish color, any suggestions or ideas?

Pearl black? I thought the WRX was Obsidian black pearl ;)

Don't paint the wheels, not because it's dumb, but because the paint will chip and flake and then the wheels will look like crap.

If you absolutely have to have different color wheels, either take them to a powder coater or buy wheels that come from the factory a different color.

And charcoal grey/gunmetal and bronze would be my first choices.

it's gonna look like shit....













nah just kiddin...i'd go with bronze...and i've painted wheels before and had no problem with them chipping...assuming you're a skilled painter i won't comment any further...

sorry man.. I can't jump on the bronze bandwagon.. I'm a silver guy through and through... although I have seen some black on black Rex's that look sweet.. especially with some chrome luggies. but that's just me.. :)

-Shane

nah just kiddin...i'd go with bronze...and i've painted wheels before and had no problem with them chipping...assuming you're a skilled painter i won't comment any further...

The new 2006 Subaru wheels have some finish on them that paint doesn't adhere to well, I know a guy that sanded and painted his wheels and still had trouble.
The only way to paint them and get a good finish is to sandblast back to bare alloy and then completely recoat from base up - a highly risky trick if you don't know what you're doing.

Well I have been painting at a high-end collision shop for 3 years now (And painted many many wheels, including my own sets) and I know how to make paint stick and look good. As for adhesion there are many different agents to help if the wheel is sanded well (Bulldog, Dupont 222, etc..), also chips will only occur if you don't add flex agent, or especially if you didnt prep the wheels right.

IT's your whip, do as you please bro

Well I have been painting at a high-end collision shop for 3 years now (And painted many many wheels, including my own sets) and I know how to make paint stick and look good. As for adhesion there are many different agents to help if the wheel is sanded well (Bulldog, Dupont 222, etc..), also chips will only occur if you don't add flex agent, or especially if you didnt prep the wheels right.

That's just my point, the guy I am referring to did everything you're meant to do, and still had issues.
Sanding, surface prep, flex agent, Dupont paint formulated for wheels, he was over-cautious and still ran into issues.

That's just my point, the guy I am referring to did everything you're meant to do, and still had issues.
Sanding, surface prep, flex agent, Dupont paint formulated for wheels, he was over-cautious and still ran into issues.

What kind of issues/problems did he run in to?

First post by me in this thread.

Well I am not saying it won't happen, but I will take a risk because I am going to end up buying wheels anyways. If I don't end up having problems or figure out how to fix the problem I will surely post a thread on how to though.